foster
A foster parentA foster parent.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, informal)A foster parent.
Some fosters end up adopting.
(uncountable)The care given to another; guardianship.
(obsolete)A forester.
- United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Examples
144 sentencesI was raised by foster parents.
Мене виховали прийомні батьки. — deniko
Tom grew up in foster care.
deTom ist bei Pflegeeltern groß geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary are foster parents.
I was put in foster care.
Was Tom placed with foster parents?
Origin
From Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor (“food, sustenance”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą (“nourishment, food”).
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Forms
plural: fostersSynonyms
2 synonyms- United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864):Stephen FosterStephen Collins Foster
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.